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Posted: Jan 26, 2022

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Danko—Doniphan County Rural Fire District #1, Wathena, KS, top-mount controls pumper. Freightliner M2 106 2-door cab and chassis; Cummins L9 350-hp engine; 3⁄16-inch aluminum body; Hale RSD 1,250-gpm pump; 1,000-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 single-agent foam system. Dealer: John House, Danko Emergency Equipment, Snyder, NE.

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Posted: Jan 26, 2022

4 adults, 2 kids displaced after blazing fire damages 4 homes in Maryland

VIDEO: Six people need shelter after flames broke out in an Annapolis neighborhood damaging several homes early Wednesday morning. According to Lt. Michael Mayo, spokesman for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 1600 block of Elkwood Court around 1:30 a.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WUSA-TV CBS 9 Washington DC
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Posted: Jan 26, 2022

Fire union in South Carolina wants higher wages for one city's firefighters

VIDEO: The Charleston Fire chief says calls for service in the department increased 11 percent this year to pre-pandemic levels. Even with the increase in call volume, some say the pay they’re getting isn’t enough to live in the city of Charleston. John Baker, who is the secretary of Charleston Firefighters Association Local 61, said it’s hard to live and work in Charleston with the current wages they’re getting.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WCSC-TV CBS 5 Charleston
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Posted: Jan 26, 2022

Death almost came for North Dakota firefighters battling downtown arson 22 years ago

PHOTOS: Virtually every time firefighters Mike Hendrickson and Jesse Schmidt pass by the empty lot on the west side of Broadway in downtown Fargo, they think about the day nearly 22 years ago they almost died there on the job. Reflecting on the arson fire at the Tropics nightclub on Sunday, April 30, 2000, can prompt a visceral response.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brainerd Dispatch - Metered Site
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Posted: Jan 26, 2022

First responders can get PTSD help from group based in Colorado

In light of the recent deadly apartment fire in Aurora that took a child’s life and hospitalized two others, FOX31 checked in with a nonprofit that helps front-line workers deal with mental health and stress injuries that the job creates. The fire was allegedly set on purpose and burned through 12 units, displacing 31 people — 18 adults and eight children.
- PUB DATE: 1/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KDVR-TV FOX 31 Denver
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